2014 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2014 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 2014 MotoGP season. It was held at the Brno Circuit in Brno on 17 August 2014.

  2014 Czech Grand Prix
Race details
Race 11 of 18 races in the
2014 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date17 August 2014
Official namebwin Grand Prix České republiky
LocationBrno Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.403 km (3.357 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Marc Márquez Honda
Time 1:55.585
Fastest lap
Rider Dani Pedrosa Honda
Time 1:56.027 on lap 4
Podium
First Dani Pedrosa Honda
Second Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha
Third Valentino Rossi Yamaha
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Esteve Rabat Kalex
Time 2:01.911
Fastest lap
Rider Esteve Rabat Kalex
Time 2:02.383 on lap 5
Podium
First Esteve Rabat Kalex
Second Mika Kallio Kalex
Third Sandro Cortese Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Álex Márquez Honda
Time 2:07.691
Fastest lap
Rider Romano Fenati KTM
Time 2:08.064 on lap 3
Podium
First Alexis Masbou Honda
Second Enea Bastianini KTM
Third Danny Kent Husqvarna

In MotoGP, Marc Márquez was defeated for the first time in the 2014 season, as he could only finish fourth in the race. Instead, it was his Repsol Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa that took the victory, ahead of the Yamahas of Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi. In Moto2, championship leader Esteve Rabat took his fifth victory of the season, leading home Marc VDS Racing Team teammate Mika Kallio, while the podium was completed by Sandro Cortese, taking his first podium in the class.

The Moto3 race was closely fought, with the points-scoring positions – from the winner to 15th place – covered by just 1.838 seconds at the finish, a record for all Grand Prix races. The race was won by category veteran Alexis Masbou for his first Grand Prix win. Enea Bastianini took his first podium finish in second place, with the podium completed by Danny Kent, his first podium since returning to Moto3. Álex Rins finished down in ninth position, having prematurely celebrated what he thought was a race victory.

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